Garment hanger



Feb. 7, 1933. R DORRlLL 1,896,771

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 13/1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR.

I I TTORNEYS.

Feb. 7, 1933. DQRRILL 1,896,771

- GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 15. 19:51 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. Wm

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1933. R. A. DORRILL 1,896,771

GARMENT HANGER Filed Aug. 15. 1931 3 sheets-Sheet 5 A TTORNEYS.

Patented Feb. 7, 1933 UNITE ROBERTA. DORRILL, or LiTTLE sILvER, New JERSEY GARMENT Application filed August 13,

This invention relates to garment hangers and particularly hangers for supporting both garments having shouldered portions, such as coats, and garments such as trousersQSkirts 3 andthe like. The invention is especially related to the garment hanger described and claimed in my copending application Serial No. 4:99.615, filed December 3, 1930', which. consists of a mainv portion including suspending means and parts extending in opposite directions; at opposite sides of the suspending means and in a common vertical plane when thehanger is suspended, said parts loein shaped to receive the shoulders of a coat or the like, and an auxiliary portion connected to the ends of the shoulder receiving parts and including a trousers-supporting bar to receive trousers or the like, horizontallyspaced from the plane of said main portion sot-hat theedges of a coat or the like mounted on the shoulder receiving parts may be arranged between said main portion and said trousers-supporting bar. 7 a One object of the present invention is to provide a garment hanger of this general character wherein the auxiliary trouser-sup porting portion shall be .pivotally mounted upon the main portion so that it may be arranged in positions with its plane perpendicular to the plane of said main portion or sub stantially parallel thereto, whereby all portions of the hanger may be disposed in close, parallel and compact relationfor transportation of the hanger, as in baggage, and the auxiliary portion may be arranged in ofiset relation to the main portion when the hanger is in use to support a trousers or the like.

Another object is to provide such a hanger wherein the main portion and the auxiliary portion have cooperating means for positive.- ly holding the auxiliary portion in either of the above-mentioned positions.

Other objects are to provide a hanger of this character wherein the means for hold- 45 ing the auxiliary portion with its plans either perpendicular to the plane of the main portion or substantially parallel thereto, consists of cooperating projections and recesses on the main portion and the auxiliary portion or consists of a hook pivotally mounted HANGER 1931. Serial No. 556,749.

on the main portion to separably engage the auxiliary portion; to provide. a garmenthanger of the general character described wherein the main portion has a tiewbar con-" necting' the shoulder-receiving parts andfthe 55 auxiliary portion has a I sleeve pivotally 1 mounted upon said tie-bar; to provide agarment hanger of the general character de= scribed wherein the auxiliary portion includes a bar pivotally mounted betweenthe 6 ends of the shoulder-receiving parts ofthe main portion; and to obtain other advantages and results as will be brought out by the following description. i V i I Referring tothe accompanying drawings in which corresponding and like parts are designated througlioutthe several views by the same reference characters; 7 Figure 1 is a front elevationof a garment hang r embodying my invention, showing the auxiliary trousers supporting portion in two of its positions. A Figure Qis a fragmentarytransverse 'Ver tical sectional. view through the hanger shown in Figure 1 showing the auxiliary trouserssupporting portion disposed with ts plane perpendicular to the plane of the main Portion. 5 Y I Figure 3 ma fragmentary detailed perspectlve view of the means on the main "portion for cooperating withfthe auxiliary por- 7 tion to hold thellattervin-its various positions relative to the main portion. w

Figure 4 is a View similarto Figure 1 show-. ing amodified form of the invention.

Figure 5 is a view similar to Figure 2 o the construction shown in Figure 4.

Fi ure 6 is a top plan view of the construction s hown in'Figure 5.

F igure 7 is a front elevation of another form of th-e'garment hanger. i

' Figure 8 is a fragmentary transverse vertical sectional view therethrough showing the auxiliary portion with its plane perpendicular. to the plane of the main portion.

Figure 9 'isa top-plan viewof the'con struction shown in Figure 8.

Figure 10 is a View similar to Figure? 5 showing another form of the invention.

. Figure 11 is a View similar to Figure 8} of the construction shown in Figure 10.

Figure 12 is a fra mentary top plan'view of. the constructionsnown'in Figure 11.

Figure 13 tion of the invention.

Figure 14 is a transverse vertical sectional View therethrough showing the auxiliary portion perpendicuiar to the plane of the rnain'portion Figure 151is afragmentary sectional View :7 on theline 1515 of Figure 13.

tion, and- F'gure 16 is a'view similar to Figure 13 showing anothermodification of the inven- V Figur'es 17 and18 are transverse-vertical sectional views through the hanger shown in Figure 16 respectively illustrating the auxiliary portion 'in positions substantially par- "allellto the plane or" the main portionrand perpendicular to theplane of the-main'por tion. 1 Y ,"Specificallydescribing the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures 1 tov 3 inclusive, the hanger comprises a main por: tionA formed of onepiece of wire to receive 7 the shoulders ota; shouldered garment such as a coat, andan auxiliary portion B to re celvegarments such as trousers, skirts or the like. The main portion includes a suspending hook 1 at opposite -sides of' which and extending in opposite directions in the same planeare shoulder receiving parts 2 suitably shaped to receive the shoulders of .a coat or the like, said. shoulder-receiving.parts being connected by a tie bar disposed in substantially the same plane with said shoulderreceiving parts. Y The. auxiliary portion B comprises the trouser-supporting bar 4 and r supporting arms 5 that are disposed approximately paralleltofithe bar-4 andextend inwardly inspaced relation the'reto; "The extremities of the supportin arms 5 are shown as connected toa sleeve 6 rotatably mounted ion the tie. bar 3. f

dVith this construction, auxiliary por-' tion B T bea-rran ed in ositions with its 3 so P plane approximately parallel to the plane or the main portion as shown by solid lines and dot and dash linesin Figure 1 or with its plane approximately perpendicular to the plane of the main portion as shown inFig- .ure 2. For holding the auxiliary-portion in allof these positions, the'tie-bar 3 may be formed with polygonalprotuberances -7 one at each end of the sleeve'fi, and the sleeve I may be formed with polygonal end. portions '8 to slip over said protuberances upon relative lonqitudinal sliding .movement ofthe Cr C 7.

tie bara-nd thesl'eeve 6. Y i When the hanger is suspended by the hook' "1 the. main portion is arranged in substan tially a vertical planejand when the-auxily ti n R is disposed perpendicularly to is a front elevation ofa gar-' menthanger embodying a further mod1fica-' the main portion, the trousers supportingbar 4 is offset from the shoulder-receivingparts '2 so that the front edges ofa coat or the like may be arranged in the spaces between the supporting arms 5 and the main portion A. The trousers or the like maybe applied to the bard by slipping 'oneend up:

wardly between the supporting arms 5 and the bar and draping the garment over the bar.

lVith this construction, when a coat orthe like is placed upon the main portion A and the trousers of the like are placed uponthe trouser-supporting bar, the trousers are en-l tirely exposed and fully accessible so that they can be removed from thehanger without hindrance by thev coat and w'ithout'disturbing the coat. Similarly,'after the fcoathas been i p applied to the hanger the trousersmay be easily applied to the supporting-bar without...

interference from the coat.

Ifthe user desires, theauxiliary'fportioni.. B may be'disposed beneath the tie-bar?) and substantially in the planeof the mainportion A. as shownby solid linesinlFigurel, and for conveniently packing the hanger the'auxiliary portion may bearranged beside the mam portion as shown-by dot and dash lines.

As above stated, the auxiliary portion may be positively held in any of these positions by cooperation of the protuberances7 andthe.

polygonal ends of'the sleeve 6.; 'A. modification of the invention is show in F i ures 4 to 6. inclusive, where the'ma'in portion A'has a separate tie-bar .10, and the auxiliary portion. B has a sleeve ll rotatable on the tie-bar 10 to which the supporting arms 5jare'connected. The tie-bar 10 has a projection 12 to cooperate with notches 13in one end of the sleevev 1 1, for holding. the

auxiliaryyportion B in' positions with its 'planesubstantially parallel with or perpenv dicular to the plane of the main portion The invention is'shown as embodied in; an r the main portion A. is ingeneral of thesame other form inFigures 7 to 9 inclusive. 7 Here construction as showninFigure lof the drawings, themain difference being in the construction of the t1e-bar 14. The auxiliary portion Bdifi'ers from the corresponding portion of the. constructionshown in Figure 1 in thatthe end portions of the supporting arms 5 are bent to form. eyes for rotatably mounting the auxiliaryportion on the tiebar, 14,-andthe extremities of said supporting arms are bent to form lateral projections.

16, one of which cooperates with a protuberance 17 formed in the tie-bar 14: by crimping the latter. The other projection 16 on the auxiliary portion is shown as cooperating scribed}.

The form-of the invention shown in Fighas one edge bent to form a tubular portion or sleeve 21 which is cut away at its ends at 22 to form shoulders for cooperation with the protuherances 17 and the shoulders 18 on the tie-bar. The other edge of the plate has ears 23 which are bent: over the end'portions of the supporting arms 5 to secure said supporting arms to the plate.

A further modification-of the invention is shown in Figureslix to 15. Here the main portion 0 of the hanger'includes two shoulder-receiving parts 24 'one'end of each of which is separably connected to oneend of the other- The separable connection is shown as consisting of a suspending hook 26having a threaded shank passing through open ings 27 in the overlapping ends of the parts 24, and threaded into a nut 28 at the side of the parts 24 opposite the hooln whereby the parts are clamped-together between thenut 28 and the hook. The other ends of the shoulder-receiving parts 24 are returned at 29 and provided with openings 30. in which are separably fitted theends31 of a tie-bar 32.

The auxiliary portion D is shown as. comprising a trousers-supporting bar 33 toithe ends of which are connected wire-supporting arms 47 which are also connected to a plate 48 having one edge portion rolled to form a tube 49 which is rotatably mounted onthe tie bar 32. The manner of attaching the arms 47 to the plate 48 and mounting the plate 48 on the tie-bar is in general similar to the construc tion shown in Figure. 10; For holding the auxiliaryiportion D in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the main portion C, one end of the tube 49 is providedwith a notch 50 which cooperates with a projection 51 on the tie-bar 32. The notch 50 and projection 51 correspond to the notch- 13 and projection 12 in the construction shown in Figure 4. The auxiliary portion D may if desired be heldin a position parallel to themain'pon tion as shown by dot and dash lines in Figure 13, by engagement of another notch 52 with the projection 51.

Figures 16 to 18 inclusive show a hanger embodying other features of the invention. This form of the hanger includes a main por tion E having two shoulder-receiving parts 34 one end of each of which is separably connected to one 'end of the other. As shown, this separable connection consists of the threaded shank 35 of a suspending'hook 36 passing through the openings 37 inthe ends of the shoulder-receiving parts and screwed into a plate 38. at the side of the parts 34 opposite the hook, whereby said parts are clamped between the plate 38 and the hook.

The other ends of the shoulderreceiving parts 34 are turned-inwardly toward each other in substantially. axial alinement and shaped to form trunnions 39 upon which is rotatably mounted ;a bar 40 forming a part of the auxiliary trouser-supporting portion F.

To this bar 40 are secured the extremities 41 of the supporting arms 42 for the trousersupporting bar 43. Aplate46'is connectedto theend portions of the supporting" arms 42 in a manner similar to that in W-hichthe plate 30 is connected'to the supporting arms 28in the construction shown in-Fi'gure 13. ,v.

This plate 46-cooperates witha hook-'44 pivotally mounted'at on the plate 38,;for

holding the auxiliary portion F in a position with its: plane'perpendicular. to the plane of the main portion E as shown :inFigureIT;

It will be understood that the auxiliary portion F maybe swunginto variouscpositions with respect to the mainportiongE'by rotation of the bar 40 upon the, trunnions 39,

and the auxiliary portion is shownzsubstan tially parallel to themain portionin" Figure 16 so that the hanger may be convenientlyfpacked. V

wane 1 haveshown and detest-Qua invention as-embodied in several difierent forms and with various details of construction, it should be understood that this is primarily forthe purpose of illustrating theprincipljes I of the invention and that many modifications,

and changes maybe made-in the details-of construction without departing from the I I,

spirit or scope of the invention. For example, certain details of construction in certain of the forms illustrated may also bev combined with'other detailsof construction ofother forms, the various combinations of details being intended merely to illustrate the possibilities of use thereof. I

Having thus describedmy Iclaim i'sz'v invention, i-what 1. Agarment hangercomprising a'fmain portion, including" a suspending-means and parts extending ii opposite directions at; op-

posite sidesfof said suspending means and in Y a. common vertical plane when the hanger is suspended, said parts being shapedto receive the shoulders of a coat or the. ike, an auxiliary trousers-supporting portion pivotally .con-

nectedto said main portion, so that-said auxiliary portion can be arranged selectively in positions with its plane substantially perpendicular to or substantially parallel with the plane of said main portion, and'means for holding saidauxiliary portion in at leastone l of said positions. c c

a. A garment hanger comprising a main portion, including suspending means and parts extending in opposite directionsjat opposite sides of said suspending'means and in a a common vertical-plane when the hanger is g suspended, said parts being-shaped tofre'ceive the shouldersof ajcoat or the like, the ends offsaid shoulder-receiving parts being conne'ctedby a tie-bar, an auxiliary trousers-supporting portion pivotally connected to said tie-bar so that said auxiliary portion may be arranged .in-po sitions with its plane perpendicular to or approximately parallel with'the plane of saidjmain portion, and cooperating means on said tie-bar and said auxiliary portion for holding cthe latter in at least one of said positions.

"3. A' garment hanger comprising a main I portion} includingpsuspending means and in a common vertical plane when the hanger ceive the shoulders of a coat or the like,,the

2 ends of said shoulder-receiving partsbeing V Connected by a tie-bar, an auxiliary trouserssupporting portion pivotally connected to said itie-bara so: that said auxiliary portion Iniaybe arranged in positions with itsplane perpendicular to or approximately parallel with theplane-of said mam p0rtion,'said'tie- 'barjand said auxiliary portion having co 1 operating projections and recesses for holding the latter in either of said positions;

4; A garment hanger comprisinga main portion "including suspending means and parts extending in opposite directions atop posite' sides of said suspendingmeans and in af eommon vertical plane when the hanger is -suspended, said parts beingshaped to re 'ceivethe shoulders of a'coat or the -like, the

ends of 7 said shoulder-receiving; parts being connected by a tie-bar, an auxiliary trousers v v supporting portion having a sleeve rotatably V 7 mounted, on said tie 'bar so that said auxiliary portion may be arranged in'positions with its plane perpendicular to or approximately, parallelwith the plane of said main portion, 7 said tie-bar and said sleeve having cooperating projections and recesses for holding said '7 i auxiliary portion in either of said positions.

" 5. A garment hanger comprising a main portion including" suspending means and parts extending in opposite directions at op- ,posite sides of said suspending means and in a common vertical plane'when the hanger H is suspended, said parts being shapedto re' ceive the shoulders of a coat or the like, the

ends of said shoulder-receivingparts being connected by a'tle-bar, an auxiliary trousers supporting portion pivotally connected 'to said tie-bar so that said auxiliary portion separably fitted in said opening f r c g" lROBERT; A. DORltILLf d po site sides of said suspending means andin a common vertical planev when. the hanger is' suspended, said parts being shaped toreceive the shoulders of a coat or the like,'an auxiliary portion having a bar pivotally connected between the ends of said shoulder receivit'ig parts so that said auxiliary portion can be arranged selectivelyinipositions with its plane substantially perpendicular to or substantially parallel with the plane of said main portion, and means for holding'said auxiliary portion inat least oneof'said positionsp 7 v 7. A garment hanger comprising a main portion including suspending 7 means and partsextending in opposite directions atopposite sides of said suspending means'and in a common vertical plane when the hanger is suspended, saidv parts being shaped to receivethe shoulders of a coatorthelik'e, an auxiliary portion having a bar pivotally con nected between the: ends of said shoulderreceiving parts so that said auxiliary portion can be arranged in positions with its plane substantially perpendicular to or substan-V tlally parallel with the plane of saidmain portion, and a hook on said main portion to engage saidauxiliary portion for holding the latter in the first-mentionedposition 8. A garment hanger comprising a pair of metal strips disposed in a common plane,

means for" separably connecting "one end; of g each' of said strips to one end of the other,

ders of a coat or the like and the other-ends ward each otherand each provided with an ,openingin alinement withthe opening in the other strip, {and a-tie-bar having its ends r said strips'being shaped to receive theshoulof said strips being returned inwardly to-' may be arranged in positions with its plane perpendicular to'or approximately parallel with the plane ofs'aidmainf'portion, and a hook pivotally mounted-on said main portion 'to separably engage said auxiliary portion to hold the latter inaposition perpendicular to the plane of said main port-ion.

6. l A 'garmentfhanger "comprising a main 1 portion including suspending means and parts extending in opposite directions at op- 

